Category: Adipose tissue

Beige fat, a unique type of fat cell, is metabolically active and can burn calories to produce heat, a process known as thermogenesis. These cells are found interspersed within white fat tissue and offer significant health benefits, particularly in relation to energy balance and metabolic health.

According to a 2008 study in the journal *Nature*, the total number of fat cells in the body remains relatively constant throughout adulthood. This fact fundamentally changes our understanding of what happens when a person loses body fat adipocytes, highlighting that the cells primarily shrink rather than disappear.